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Louse


LOUSE, noun lous. plural lice.

A small insect of the genus Pediculus. It has six feet, two eyes, with long feelers and a sting in the mouth. It infests the bodies of men and other animals; but different animals are infested with different species.

LOUSE, verb transitive louz. To clean from lice.